Bridgford Foods (BRID) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2019 - 2026)
Bridgford Foods' Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at -13.30% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jul 10, 2026), down 7.53 percentage points from -5.76% a year earlier but up 0.12 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Bridgford Foods (BRID) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Oct 31, 2025), Bridgford Foods' Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was -11.09%, down 7.67 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has declined in each of the last three fiscal years, with a five-year change of -15.98 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by fiscal year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was -3.42% in FY2024 (-6.12 pp), 2.70% in FY2023 (-36.25 pp), 38.96% in FY2022 (+44.82 pp) and -5.86% in FY2021 (-10.75 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] is -13.42% (fiscal Q2 2026) to 37.35% (fiscal Q4 2022).
- Year-over-year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has declined for 13 consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -6.72 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] over five years came in fiscal Q4 2022 (a gain of 43.35 percentage points), and the weakest in fiscal Q4 2023 (a drop of 34.65 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows BRID's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] at -13.42% (Q2 2026), -11.33% (Q1 2026) and -11.33% (Q4 2025) in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unilever | 130.23 Bn | 105.59 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Mondelez International | 74.27 Bn | 67.59 Bn | 3.99 Bn | 7.21% |
| 3 | Hershey | 32.39 Bn | 28.63 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 16.53% |
| 4 | Kraft Heinz | 26.34 Bn | 12.87 Bn | 2.03 Bn | -4.99% |
| 5 | General Mills | 17.12 Bn | 14.77 Bn | 1.49 Bn | -0.98% |
| 6 | J M Smucker | 12.52 Bn | 12.30 Bn | 979.60 Mn | 3.60% |
| 7 | Mccormick | 12.03 Bn | 11.67 Bn | 794.90 Mn | 5.97% |
| 8 | Hormel Foods | 11.14 Bn | 7.83 Bn | 471.52 Mn | 3.50% |
| 9 | Chewy | 7.29 Bn | 4.58 Bn | 1.01 Bn | - |
| 10 | Bridgford Foods | 50.74 Mn | 43.89 Mn | 10.86 Mn | -13.30% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 10, 2026 | -13.30% |
| Apr 17, 2026 | -13.42% |
| Jan 23, 2026 | -11.33% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | -11.33% |
| Jul 11, 2025 | -5.76% |
| Apr 18, 2025 | -5.51% |
| Jan 24, 2025 | -5.10% |
| Nov 1, 2024 | -3.46% |
| Jul 12, 2024 | -1.29% |
| Apr 19, 2024 | 0.54% |
| Jan 26, 2024 | 2.47% |
| Nov 3, 2023 | 2.69% |
| Jul 7, 2023 | 3.15% |
| Apr 14, 2023 | 35.00% |
| Jan 20, 2023 | 35.77% |
| Oct 28, 2022 | 37.35% |
| Jul 8, 2022 | 33.87% |
| Apr 15, 2022 | -2.25% |
| Jan 21, 2022 | -4.81% |
| Oct 29, 2021 | -6.00% |
API Access
Bridgford Foods Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=BRID&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "ticker": "BRID", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=BRID&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();